diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index 6efd4cccc9dd..212f0a048cab 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -1734,30 +1734,30 @@ static int __init init_net_drop_monitor(void)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	rc = genl_register_family(&net_drop_monitor_family);
-	if (rc) {
-		pr_err("Could not create drop monitor netlink family\n");
-		return rc;
-	}
-	WARN_ON(net_drop_monitor_family.mcgrp_offset != NET_DM_GRP_ALERT);
-
-	rc = register_netdevice_notifier(&dropmon_net_notifier);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		pr_crit("Failed to register netdevice notifier\n");
-		goto out_unreg;
-	}
-
-	rc = 0;
-
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		net_dm_cpu_data_init(cpu);
 		net_dm_hw_cpu_data_init(cpu);
 	}
 
+	rc = register_netdevice_notifier(&dropmon_net_notifier);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		pr_crit("Failed to register netdevice notifier\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = genl_register_family(&net_drop_monitor_family);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_err("Could not create drop monitor netlink family\n");
+		goto out_unreg;
+	}
+	WARN_ON(net_drop_monitor_family.mcgrp_offset != NET_DM_GRP_ALERT);
+
+	rc = 0;
+
 	goto out;
 
 out_unreg:
-	genl_unregister_family(&net_drop_monitor_family);
+	WARN_ON(unregister_netdevice_notifier(&dropmon_net_notifier));
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1766,19 +1766,18 @@ static void exit_net_drop_monitor(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
-	BUG_ON(unregister_netdevice_notifier(&dropmon_net_notifier));
-
 	/*
 	 * Because of the module_get/put we do in the trace state change path
 	 * we are guaranteed not to have any current users when we get here
 	 */
+	BUG_ON(genl_unregister_family(&net_drop_monitor_family));
+
+	BUG_ON(unregister_netdevice_notifier(&dropmon_net_notifier));
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		net_dm_hw_cpu_data_fini(cpu);
 		net_dm_cpu_data_fini(cpu);
 	}
-
-	BUG_ON(genl_unregister_family(&net_drop_monitor_family));
 }
 
 module_init(init_net_drop_monitor);